From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe000e5c8e7877-cm000e5c6d3d16.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([69.198.199.205] helo=eden.wasaga.dyns.net ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bw45s-0003FZ-00 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:21:32 -0400 Received: from terry by eden.wasaga.dyns.net with local (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1Bw45r-0002qG-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:21:31 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:21:31 -0400 From: "Terry D. Cudney" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040814192131.GA10917@rogers.com> References: <20040813011442.GA29516@lava-net.com> <20040813175658.GA15883@sunset.net> <20040813181835.GC9233@rogers.com> <20040814190215.GA14772@sunset.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040814190215.GA14772@sunset.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040803i Subject: Re: escaping filenames X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:21:33 -0000 Hi Ralph, Thanks for the suggestion. That would be a lot of work, but do-able. The solution that Thomas suggested worked. i.e: mv control-v+control-k k-file where control-x is the control character. that is, the control-v escapes the following control character. Then it's an easy m;atter to examine/delete/whatever the k-file. This group is great! Thanks guys! --terry On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 12:02:15PM -0700, Ralph W. Reid wrote: > Wow! Where did that file come from (retorical question)? You might > try the following, taking care to keep track of directory and file > permissions if necessary--especially if system files are involved! > Try moving all of the other files and subdirectories from the > directory where the ^k file is, then removing the directory where the > ^k file is with `rm -r `, recreating the directory with > `mkdir `, and then moving all of the wanted files and > subdirectories back in to the new empty directory. After a few simple > attempts, I was not able to create a ^k file unless I used the > individual characters '^' and 'k' (as opposed to CTRL-K), but I was > able to create a file whose name consisted of a single space > character, and then remove it as described above. Note that if the > file name is actually made up of the characters '^' and 'k', a simple > remove command using the characters should remove it. HTH and have a > _great_ day. > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 02:18:35PM -0400, Terry D. Cudney wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > In this thread, how do I get rid of a file that shows up in an 'ls' listings as "^K". It is a zero length file, but persistently there. > > > > --terry > > > > -- > Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. > rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid > Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. > 1 = x^0 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (705) 422-0039 E-mail: terry@wasaga.dyns.net Web: wasaga.dyns.net Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html